Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, First Newly Illustrated, Uniform Edition of Little House In The Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder.Pictures by Garth Williams. A Very Popular Title in Her Little House Series!!Little House on the Prairie!! First "Newly illustrated, uniform editions" of this Title are Scarce and are Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!! Hardcover with its original, illustrated boards. No dust jacket.Issued with a dust jacket but the jacket is no longer present. Published by Harper & Row: New York and Evanston, 1953.Illustrated. First Newly Illustrated, Uniform Edition.Essentially, an Early Illustrated Printing of this 20th Century Classic.Please remember this is NOT the First Edition/First Printing of this title!The TRUE First/First was published in 1937. This is, however, the TRUE First/First of the Newly Illustrated, Uniform Edition. Once again, we want to reiterate that this is NOT the First Edition/First Printing of this title. This rare treasure has some very clearly visible wear/age, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition!The wear, however, should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. The book appears gently read and other than a previous owner signature on the first blank/yellow page, has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris. The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean!Some general/shelf wear along with creases/marks/wear to the spine/corners/boards, marks/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text!Please note the wear on the spine/corners/boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, and the creases/marks/wear that is present on the pages, varying in size and severity. All of the wear previously mentioned is very clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. There is also an old bookstore illustrated sticker! The sticker is attached to the front pastedown/inside front board and has been closely photographed for your consideration. As mentioned before, there is some internal writing! There is a previous owner signature, written in pen and located on the first blank/yellow page. The writing/page was closely photographed for your consideration. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this RARE book. We also took into consideration the fact that the dust jacket is no longer present. We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear. Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear to the book is very clearly visible! All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection. Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!! Following the conclusion of the auction, payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed. Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!
Price: 59.99 USD
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
End Time: 2025-01-17T00:47:33.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: Garth Williams
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher: Harper & Row
Topic: Literature/Illustrated
Subject: Literature & Fiction/Illustrated
Year Printed: 1953
